Online Degrees and Programs at Santa Monica College

Online Program Overview

Santa Monica College offers 143 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 major programs - 10 Certificate and 1 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $1,156 for California residents and $10,708 for out-of-state students.

Total 8,360 students out of total 23,453 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 7,902 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Santa Monica College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSanta Monica College
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA
Online Students8,360 Enrolled Online Exclusively
9,306 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$1,156
Out-of-State$10,708
Student to Faculty27:1 (3.70%)
Online Degree Programs
Total11 Programs
Certificate10 Programs
Associates1 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Santa Monica College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $1,156 and $10,708 for non-California residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $46 for California residents and $444 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$1,148$1,146$1,150$1,156$1,156
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$9,044$9,090$9,094$9,316$10,708
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$46$46$46$46$46
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$375$377$377$386$444

Online Programs By Area of Study

Santa Monica College offers 143 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificate, 1 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs101NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs77651 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Santa Monica College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental Studies4 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Architecture program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Architectural Technology/Technician2 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 135 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AdvertisingONLY IN CLASSROOM 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special EffectsONLY IN CLASSROOM 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Information Technology2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerONLY IN CLASSROOM 38 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications3 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science18 46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database AdministrationONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Education program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs5 33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician3 5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
LinguisticsNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant115 77 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary1 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies2,691 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 1,354 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 383 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management4 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration4 40 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 58 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs2 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 67 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Interior Design18 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design20 30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED 31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 88 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary11 21 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and ManagementONLY IN CLASSROOM 301 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management4 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision16 7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping136 51 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science4 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InsuranceONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations58 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales Operations10 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is History program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED 42 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Santa Monica College, there are 23,453 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 17,666 students were attending classes through distance learning (8,360 students are enrolled exclusively and 9,306 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment23,453
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,360
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses9,306
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,787

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 8,360 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 7,713 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 0 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 133 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,360
California Resident7,713
Other State In U.S.514
Outside of U.S.133
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses8,360
Degree/Certificate Seeking7,234
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1,126
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